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Changemakers
for the Planet
at LCAW 2026

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Why London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2026

LCAW is the world’s largest independent climate week and one of the few spaces where transition finance, litigation, corporate accountability and city-level delivery all happen at the same time. 2026 is a particularly significant moment, with a visible shift of major delegations and announcements towards London. The week is increasingly regarded as a place where things actually get done rather than just announced. This delegation is part of our broader Changemakers for the Planet programme, through which we have supported more than 300 young environmental leaders and supported young changemakers at COP28, COP29, COP30, COP16 Biodiversity and New York Climate Week.

The 2026 Cohort

This year’s delegation includes people working on some of the most pressing issues in the climate space right now: the implementation of the ICJ climate ruling, loss and damage funding for frontline communities, youth participation in national climate plans, gender-just climate finance, unconditional cash transfers for climate defenders, the youth statement to the COP presidency, and more. 15 young leaders from across Europe, Africa, Latin America, MENA, Asia and North America, all arriving in London with specific goals to move forward.

Participation Logistics Support

Participation
and Logistics Support

We cover travel and accommodation costs for the full week, removing barriers to participation.
Convening & Community Experience

Convening and Community Experience

We build a real cohort of peer support. Delegates share insights, troubleshoot together, and access flagship LCAW events including the Climate Innovation Forum at Guildhall, one of the most significant climate gatherings in the European calendar.
Strategic Engagement & Visibility

Strategic Engagement and Visibility

Each delegate gets a personalised plan built around their specific goals, direct introductions to the people and organisations that matter for their work, and active support to make their work visible to the right audiences during the week.

Our Community

At the heart of ChangemakerXchange is a vibrant close-knit community of over 1,500 changemakers from 130 countries working on a vast range of issues. See below the ChangemakerXchange members who we will be supporting and participating at COP30.
Mara
Mara coordinates the Global Youth Statement for YOUNGO, the official youth constituency of the UNFCCC. Their statement was adopted in the Mutirao Decision at COP30. At LCAW she is building the coalition around youth demands for COP31.
Mara Ghilan
Jule
Jule is the Director of World’s Youth for Climate Justice, a driving force behind the ICJ climate change ruling. She is now focused on seeding implementation, working with law clinics to translate the ruling into actionable litigation at the national level.
Jule Schnakenberg
Zainab
Zainab leads the Unconditional Cash for Climate Justice (UC4CJ) pilot in Tuvalu, advancing direct cash transfers as tools for climate resilience, reparations, and community-led adaptation and runs Impactship, a platform democratising access to opportunities for Global South climate changemakers.
Zainab Bie
Fatou
Fatou is the Founder of Clean Earth Gambia, a Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 honouree, and Lead Gender Negotiator for The Gambia at COP30, where she was instrumental in the UK’s £165 million gender-climate funding commitment.
Fatou Jeng
Nicolas
Nicolas coordinates the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition globally, focused on ensuring frontline communities can access funding and that responsible parties are held accountable. At LCAW he is pushing for stronger financial commitments to climate justice at a genuinely live moment for the issue.
Nicolas Finnemore Gaulin
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Kristel represented Albania at COP29 and COP30, co-developed a regional training programme for young Western Balkans professionals, and contributed to Albania’s EU accession process through expert consultation on the Climate Change Draft Law.
Kristel Hasani
Mohamed Elamir
Mohamed developed Sealeva, a biomaterial that converts seaweed waste into hard biopolymers, and co-authored the Youth Pre-Distribution Pact for COP30. At LCAW he is looking to move Sealeva from R&D to pilot production and build a coalition around seaweed as a nature-based circular economy solution.
Mohamed Elamir
Ismaela Magliotto Quevedo
Ismaela co-founded and leads Uno Punto Cinco, an NGO focused on climate adaptation and resilience with a particular emphasis on water resilience and ocean protection across Latin America.
Ismaela Magliotto Quevedo
Klara
Klara runs capacity-building programs for movement organizers within Fridays for Future Austria. At LCAW, she is focused on connecting with digital communications experts, storytellers, and campaigners to bring concrete outreach strategies back to the Austrian climate movement.
Klara König
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Axel has trained over 500 young negotiators from 75 countries and is coordinating an Impact Report on young people’s contributions to the UN climate agenda for the Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group, alongside doctoral research at the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
Axel Eriksson
Amal
Amal managed the Children and Youth Pavilion at COP29 and COP30 and is now deepening her technical expertise in climate adaptation and resilience at Cadlas in London.
Amal Ridene
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Elijah leads Food for All Africa and founded Okumkom Biodigital BSF Farms, scaling circular food systems across West Africa using Black Soldier Fly technology to convert organic waste into insect protein and regenerative soil inputs.
Elijah Amoo Addo
Ushika
Ushika contributes to ClimaTalk’s weekly policy series and coordinated their video interviews with youth delegates at SB62 and COP30. At LCAW she is continuing that reporting while informing her Master’s research on youth-led organisations and urban air pollution interventions.
Ushika Kidd
Zayna
Zayna leads partnerships at Care About Climate, where she has contributed to doubling participant numbers on the International Climate Policy and Advocacy Course, with over 60 per cent from the Global Majority. She is also working on the Universal Youth NDC Clause ahead of COP31.
Zayna Zubair
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Pooja is the Founder and Executive Director of Youth Climate Collaborative, delivering programmes across access, ecosystem building, digital innovation, intergenerational governance and green jobs. She also leads Jaali, an AI-based platform connecting changemakers and resource providers to report impact.
Pooja Tilvawala
Naz Yaman
Naz is the Managing Partner of Esmiyor, an independent climate communications platform and creative studio based in Türkiye. She is currently developing COP31-related concepts and partnerships, including a climate videocast channel and a climate entrepreneurship and innovation space, with the aim of strengthening public engagement, storytelling, and collaboration around COP31 in Türkiye.  
Naz Yaman

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Climate Innovation Forum

We are pleased to be partnering with Climate Action for the Climate Innovation Forum 2026, the opening flagship event of London Climate Action Week, bringing together 2,500 leaders from business, policy and finance to scale climate and nature solutions, and accelerate implementation. Taking place on Monday 22 June at London’s historic Guildhall, the high-level Forum includes multiple stages, participatory roundtables, partner events and networking opportunities, providing a powerful platform for collaboration and action. 
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This delegation is part of our broader Changemakers for the Planet programme

Through Changemakers for the Planet we search, identify, and recruit young changemakers, activists and leaders, who tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, air, sea and land pollution.

Through Changemakers for the Planet we search, identify, and recruit young changemakers, activists and leaders, who tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, air, sea and land pollution.

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